mothballs
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In light of hyperscalers’ “deals with utilities to bring old nuclear plants out of mothballs,” Wick said it was understandable for investors to be interested in newer players in the nuclear space.
From MarketWatch
“It reeks of mothballs and camphor and...squirrel. I like to have suffocated.”
From Literature
I may still need to get my megaphone out of mothballs after all.
From Seattle Times
After Warner was elected, she got sweet revenge when she took her purple Halston pantsuit out of mothballs and wore it proudly to a luncheon thrown for her by the Republican ladies.
From Washington Post
And it’s very possible that the fullback position, currently headed to the mothballs, will eventually make a comeback.
From Seattle Times
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